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Hello Group B,

please start with the Target Audience. Then move on to 'What are interactive whiteboards'. After you have tackled this question, proceed with discussing the benefits and disadvantages. Finally, make suggestions about where and how interactive whiteboards should be used in the schools!

There is space to submit a draft report and a final report.

Word limit for the FINAL report is 300 words. You can write as much or as little as you need in the other spaces of this wiki.

Thank you

Panos

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We live in a world of ever changing technology and as educators we need to stay up to date, enthusiastic about what we are teaching and keep our students focused and hooked into their learning.

Have you considered the teaching benefits of using an Interactive Whiteboard?

Imagine your current whiteboard infused with all the capabilites of a laptop. Interactive Whiteboards provide just that and cater for different learning styles, abilities and multiple intelligences (Bayne, 2007). They integrate a number of excellent ICT tools and their versatility provides students with more opportunities to interact, discuss and work together cooperatively.

Their interactivity encourages active learning, rather than the passive reception of information making your learners more engaged in their learning and you more involved in your teaching. The Interactive Whiteboard has features that make it the ultimate presentation tool available to teachers throughout all educations sectors.

This fantastic tool allows visual and interactive computer-based lessons where work can be highlighted, added to, drawn on, manipulated and created. All of which can be saved for your future reference at a later date. This helps teachers to develop more streamlined and organised planning, preparation and execution of quality learning experiences (Bayne, 2007).

Have you ever wondered how to get your learners excited and engaged? Wanted to see your students develop deeper thinking skills? Whated to increase collaborative learning and instill a greater sense ownership of their learning?

If you have then an Interactive Whiteboard will be a valuable addition to your teaching arsenal, hooking your students into their learning and improving the quality of your teaching. This can all be done with this effective teaching aid - The Interactive Whiteboard.

References: Bayne, P. (2007). Interactive whiteboards: Improving teaching. //Teacher// (183), 28-30. http:icttaskforce.edna.edu.au/icttaskforce/webdav/site/icttaskforcesite/users/root/public/Phil%20Bayne.pdf (retrieved March 17, 2009)